In September 2016, the 20th annual COBYS Bike and Hike at Lititz Church of the Brethren set a $120,000 goal for foster and adoptive families, with walks, bike rides and a 65-mile motorcycle ride.
In October 2015, LititzDailyNews.com founder Lynn Rebuck was one of about 40 photographers invited to the White House to meet official photographer Pete Souza and photograph rooms usually closed to visitors.
When COVID-19 halted its meetings in March 2020, the Lititz Art Association launched a weekly “quARTantine” challenge built on the elements of art, and one painter donated sales to local food banks.
In the early weeks of COVID-19, Long Memorial United Methodist Church on Lititz Pike handed out 4,000 pounds of free groceries in 45 minutes and added a second weekly distribution.
Nearly 97,000 women bought Pennsylvania hunting licenses or mentored permits in 2015-16, a 44 percent jump since 2009-10, with women ages 26 to 30 the fastest-growing group of all hunters.
Costumed guests packed a restored gothic church at Orange and Broad streets in October 2014 for Venture Lititz’s “A Night in Hollywood,” a fundraiser supporting the downtown organization.
The Lititz Women of Today’s 23rd annual Teddy Bear Day in Lititz Springs Park drew families for games, crafts and a bear parade in 2014 while collecting donations for a pediatric cancer foundation.
More than 500 walkers, cyclists and motorcyclists turned out for the 18th annual COBYS Bike and Hike in Lititz in September 2014, raising an estimated $102,000 for foster care, adoption and family services.
In mid-March 2020, many Lititz-area congregations, including Lititz Moravian and Grace Church, canceled in-person worship and moved services online as Pennsylvania moved to slow the spread of COVID-19.
From tiny beeswax-dipped ornaments to large lighted fixtures, Moravian stars hang in shops and businesses all over Lititz each holiday season, a reminder of the town’s Moravian roots.
Families packed Lititz Elementary School in December 2014 for Merry Lititz Christmas, a free kickoff to the holiday season with Santa visits, a fishing derby, balloon animals and crafts.
Hershey raises a giant Kiss and other Pennsylvania towns drop everything from pickles to bologna, but Lititz has never staged a community New Year’s Eve countdown. Here’s how the town does mark the night.